And then there were six.
The number of undefeated college football teams residing in the state of North Carolina trimmed down from nine to six over the weekend. Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest all improved to 3-0 in the FBS ranks. Barton and Lenoir-Rhyne improved to 3-0 in Division II action, while D2 Mars Hill upped its record to 2-0.
Catawba suffered its first loss at the hands of Mars Hill, while North Carolina Central (FCS) lost at UCLA and Guilford (Division III) fell at Huntingdon (Alab.).
A few more facts from the weekend:
- 16 of the state’s 35 teams won games
- Four games involved two North Carolina teams playing each other, guaranteeing one would lose
- 11 NC teams are still seeking their first victory heading into week four. All are 0-3.
- St. Andrews had a bye this weekend
- Five teams won for the first time: Louisburg College, Elon, Davidson, Winston-Salem State and Fayetteville State
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The North Carolina Football New Statewide Standings:
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More headlines from NC Football News
- Doug Martin Joins Elon as OC; Yurk, Brayboy Headline Phoenix All-Americans
Martin has been a head coach at New Mexico State, Kent State and an assistant at ECU - Adrian Jones Takes Helm at Elizabeth City State: Can He Rebuild the Vikings?
Former Shaw Bears coach replaces Marcus Hilliard after three challenging seasons - Grimsley whirls by Rolesville 35-23 for NCHSAA 4A state championship
Whirlies complete undefeated season with second win over Rams - Campbell football adds two transfer QBs; wide receiver Sincere Brown coming back
Jalen Ferguson joins Camels after throwing 48 TD passes for Lenoir-Rhyne from 2023-24 - Youth movement: Davidson hires Saj Thakkar, 33, to lead football program
Thakkar will be formally introduced at an 11 a.m. Friday press conference.
